Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Members of Congress Regard the
Escape from an Extra Session
with Great Satisfaction.
Dissatisfaction In Regard to the New Re
corder of Deeds for the District of
CoIumbia-Excu
Corresnondenne of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March THE past
week has been a memorable one at the
national capital. Seldom indeed has the
general public manifested as active an
interest in the proceedings Of Congress,
and seldom, if ever, has Congress &C
cJmplished SO much in single week.
Upon the opening of the session on Mon
day but two Of the fourteen general ap-
preparation bills had been finally disposed
Of, and several of those awaiting action
had not been reported from the commit
tees, aud the prospect OF an extra SEES
sion was locked upon IS beyond the
range of conjecture. Whatever may have
Ueen said against the Forty ninth Con-
giees as L legislative body, and how
ever deserving may have been the cen
sures which it has received from
press or public during the early days
Of the session, it must be admitted that
the spirit CT activity displayed by Con-
gress during the last four or five days of
its existence should be considered in
mitigation Of judgment even by its most
severe critic, as one after another Of the
appr Jpriation bills and other important
measures which were looked upon as
likely TO neCessitate the calling of an ex-
ira session vanished. 1t is true that the
country rlsy not be pleased with the way
| in which some of the important measures
have been disposed of, but it is equally
certain that the members Of Congress,
tmany of whom have been reelected, re-
gard the escape of an extra session with
great satisfaction. Tie night sessions
were attended by great numbers of peO-
pie, who crowded the galleries and block
| ed the corridors,
! AS under the provisions Of the inter
state commerce bill, which goes into
effect upon the l st day of April, railroad
companies are prohibited from carrying
passengers for less than their schedule
rates, and hence the public will be de-
prived OF the advantages and the railroad
companies the profits heretofore enjoyed
in the way Of cheap excursions. The
companies appear to have determined to
make the most of the time afforded them
and all, as of one mind, seem to have de-
termined TO give an excursion to the
national capital. Hence excursion par
ties have continued to arrive daily, until
the city is filled with strangers, and the
Il hotel accommodations have been taxed
to their utmost limit. 1t is estimated
that there are at the present time upward
Of 1000 eXcurSiOnists from the state OF
New York ia the city, while the states OF
OniO, Pennsylvania and the New England
states are well represented.
If President Cleveland were determined
to make himself as unpopular as possible
among the property owners and bushes:
men of the District of Columbia, es-
peCialIy among members of his own party
he could in no way have more efeCtually
accomplished his object than by thu
course which ne has pursued with refer
enCe TO the appointment OF Recorder o.
Deeds for the District OF Columbia. The
opposition TO the nomination of Mr.. Trot
ter, the COloTed appOintee from Massa-
chusettS, seems 10 be even more genera
among the Democrats than among The
Republicans. After the Senate's actor
in twice rejecting the nomination 0
Matthews upon the ground that n
Was not resident of the Dis
trict, it was generally believed tina
in the case of Mr.. TTotter, against whom
could be urged the same objection, th'
Senate would repeat its action. In view
of this fact, and of the adverse repor
upon the nomination submitted to th
Senate by the District committee of tn
Senate, the confirmation of the nomina
ton by the Senate upon the last day 0
the session may be said to constitute tn
most complete surprise of the recen
st ssion of Congress. 1t is said that tn
change of front by the Republican Sena
tors was due to the statement made b.
the Senators from Massachusetts, that
rejection of the nomination would resul
in 8 loss to the party of the entire col
ored vote OF the state.